Niki Tsongas

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 16, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $30,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

Thank you, Ranking Member Visclosky. Mr. Chair, I rise for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy. As you are aware, our Nation's Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, or FFRDCs, play a critical role in advancing national…

Thank you, Mr. Frelinghuysen. I look forward to working with you, and I appreciate that construction. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee. Is that your understanding?

Right now, there are unprecedented and proactive partnerships throughout the West working to conserve sage brush habitat.

There exists tremendous momentum to complete the Federal land management plans and strengthen state conservation efforts.

This amendment attempts to add yet another completely unrelated Endangered Species Act rider to the underlying bill. Specifically, this amendment would prohibit the lesser prairie chicken and the American burying beetle from being listed…

I urge my colleagues to reject this misguided amendment and vote to protect the scientific integrity of the Endangered Species Act, as well as the integrity of the NDAA.

On rollcall vote No. 143, I voted ``no'' and I intended to vote ``yes.'' ____________________

I thank my colleague for yielding. I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 161, the so-called Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. My home State of Massachusetts, like many areas around the country, faces serious energy…

``. . . a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two- thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be…

I have voted against a short-term authorization to train and equip the moderate Syrian forces.

I am troubled by the recent tasking of an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq.

I thank Congresswoman Brownley for allowing me to speak on this very worthwhile motion, and I rise in support. Statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicate that as many as one in five women are sexually assaulted while…

As Chairman Hastings has said, S. 1044 directs the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque or an inscription in the area of the World War II Memorial with the 500-word prayer that President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed to the…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this legislation. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

At the request of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, H.R. 4002 simply revokes a corporate charter issued to it by the Federal Government. Under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act and the Indian Reorganization Act, many tribes were issued corporate…

We as a nation owe a debt of gratitude, not only to our U.S. veterans, but to all those who have taken up arms to join our military in pursuit of a common purpose.

we, as a Nation, have a solemn responsibility to bring home every service man or woman who volunteers.

Well, I know that Massachusetts was very proud to participate in the Nation's first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy in Federal waters, because we know that, if fully developed, production from these areas could power up to…

I commend you for submitting a budget that not only makes critical investments to promote economic growth and job creation, but also reduces our deficit.

I believe climate change is a critical generational issue that Congress can no longer ignore.

The underlying bill presented before us today is problematic for many reasons, as my Democratic colleagues on the Natural Resources Committee have very clearly outlined on the floor this afternoon. The Antiquities Act has served our…

I thank my colleague for his remarks, but I respectfully disagree. As we know, yet again to reiterate, the Antiquities Act has served our country well for over 100 years, has been used by Presidents, both Democratic and Republican, to…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Announcement by the Chair The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. The amendments made by this Act…